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2013 Kia Sorento Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

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Owner complaint records in our dataset

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  • June 30, 2018 · 190,000 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling

    Tl* the contact owns a 2013 kia sorento. While driving 70 mph, the engine seized and all the warning indicators illuminated. The contact stated that his vehicle exhibited the same symptoms as listed in nhtsa campaign number: 17v224000 (engine and engine cooling). The vehicle was taken to central kia of norwood (105 boston providence hwy, norwood, ma 02062, [redacted]), but was not diagnosed or repaired. The…

    ODI 11110771

  • May 22, 2018 · 84,000 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling

    Tl* the contact owns a 2013 kia sorento. While driving 45 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to jeff belzer's chevrolet, dodge, ram, kia ([redacted] s, lakeville, mn 55044 [redacted]). The dealer did not diagnose the vehicle, but stated that there was a recall on the same make and model vehicle. The vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 17v224000 (engine and engine cooling).…

    ODI 11097764

  • September 19, 2014 · 16,040 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling · Fuel/Propulsion System

    Engine went to idle at a traffic light and would not respond when light changed to green, check engine light came on. I idled to the side of the road , shut off engine and restarted it. It seemed to be ok but check engine light was still on. Check engine light went out the next day . I took it to dealer for repairs ( a week later was the soonest they could get me in) they did an software update and cleaned the etc…

    ODI 10639198

  • August 30, 2013 · 9,682 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling

    Car stalls intermittently. I got the kia sorento 7/6/12. I stalls three times without warning but will restart after placing to neutral and restarting the engine. Twice while going downhill. Carmd code reader indicates no problem found. Just wanted to add into the numerous same issue complaints. 08/30/13 9682 miles 05/06/14 16717 miles 09/12/14 20052 miles. *tr

    ODI 10632817

  • March 4, 2013 · 5,000 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling · Structure

    When i bought this vehicle i did not realize that it would have so many issues. I think it started in march of 2013. I started smelling a bad odor when i start my truck up and realized it was coming from the ac unit. Had it checked out and was informed that it was the cabin filter and i would have to pay to have it fixed. Later went back for another mater and was told at first that it was under warranty, but once i…

    ODI 10543825

  • June 15, 2012 · 600 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling · Steering

    Tl* the contact owns a 2013 kia sorento. The contact stated that when the vehicle was idling, he felt a shimmy through the steering wheel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the vehicle was repaired but the contact was unsure of what exact repairs were completed. The manufacturer was contacted. The failure mileage was 600 and the current mileage was 2,400. ...updated 10/19/12 *bf the consumer stated the vehicle…

    ODI 10477374